clove vs lilac

clove

noun
  • A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree. 

  • A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice. 

  • An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone. 

  • One of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb. 

  • A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch 

verb
  • simple past tense of cleave 

lilac

noun
  • A flower of the lilac shrub. 

  • A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers. 

  • A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers. 

adj
  • Having a pale purple colour. 

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